Watershed Quality Assessment Report | WATERS

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Causes of Impairment
Probable Sources Contributing to Impairment
TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment
Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Kentucky, Tug Watershed

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Waterbody Name	Waterbody ID	Location	Map	Waterbody Type	Size	Units	Status	State TMDL Development Status
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Waterbody Name" to view a Waterbody report.
Big Branch 0.0 To 2.7	KY487110_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	2.7	Miles	Good
Big Creek 0.0 To 1.9	KY487161_01	Mouth To Lick Branch	Waterbody Map	River	1.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Big Creek 10.6 To 15.1	KY487161_03	Confluence With Elkins Fork To Confluence With Road Fork	Waterbody Map	River	4.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Big Creek 7.3 To 10.6	KY487161_02	Long Fork To Elkins Fork	Waterbody Map	River	3.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Blackberry Creek 1.2 To 5.9	KY487396_01	Sample Mp 2.9 Matewan Quad Efd01010501	Waterbody Map	River	4.7	Miles	Good
Coldwater Fork 2.1 To 5.3	KY489804_01	Blacklog Fork To Collins Branch	Waterbody Map	River	3.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Coldwater Fork 5.3 To 8.7	KY489804_02	Collins Branch To Confluence Of Walnut Fork And Old Road Fork	Waterbody Map	River	3.4	Miles	Good
Curtis Crum Reservoir	KY510016_00	Entire Lake	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	15.6	Acres	Good
Daniels Branch 0.0 To 0.4	KY490568_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	.4	Miles	Good
Hobbs Fork 0.0 To 3.9	KY494323_01	Mouth To Gourdneck Branch	Waterbody Map	River	3.9	Miles	Good
Hobbs Fork 2.0 To 3.8	KY494323_02	Sample Mp 2.6 Varney Quad Dow01007005	Data Unavailable	River	1.8	Miles	Good
Knox Creek 0.0 To 8.0	KY495859_01	Mouth To Kentucky/Virginia State Line	Waterbody Map	River	8.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Left Fork Malachi Branch 0.0 To 0.7	KY496239_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lick Branch 0.0 To 1.3	KY496458_01	Mouth To Curtis Crum Reservoir	Waterbody Map	River	1.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Little Fork 0.0 To 0.5	KY496733_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	.5	Miles	Good
Lower Elk Fork 0.4 To 2.4	KY497276_01	Sample Mp 1.2 Majestic Quad Dow01011001	Waterbody Map	River	2.0	Miles	Good
Martin County Lake	KY510015_00	Backwaters To Dam	Waterbody Map	Freshwater Reservoir	22.4	Acres	Good
Middle Fork Rockcastle Creek 0.0 To 16.8	KY498137_01	Mouth To Headwater	Waterbody Map	River	16.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Mudlick Branch 0.0 To 0.2	KY499058_01	Mouth To Near Discharge	Waterbody Map	River	.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Old Road Fork 0.0 To 2.1	KY499874_01	Walnut Fork To Lynn Bark Fork	Waterbody Map	River	2.1	Miles	Good
Panther Fork 0.0 To 2.95	KY500162_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	2.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Peter Creek 0.0 To 5.8	KY500467_01	Sample Mp 1.9 Matewan Quad Efd01011501	Waterbody Map	River	5.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pigeonroost Fork 0.0 To 1.3	KY500606_01	Sample Mp 0.1 Kermit Quad Efd01007502	Waterbody Map	River	1.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pond Creek 0.0 To 9.7	KY501044_01	Mouth To Pinson Fork	Waterbody Map	River	9.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Right Fork Of Panther Fork 0.0 To 1.05	KY501915_01	Mouth To Headwaters 0.0 To 1.05	Waterbody Map	River	1.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Right Fork Of Whitecabin Branch 0.0 To 1.1	KY501938_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	1.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Road Fork 1.3 To 1.9	KY502020_01	Next To Permitted Discharge To Point Of Discharge	Waterbody Map	River	.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Rockcastle Creek 13.25 To 15.3	KY502158_03	Sample Mp 14.8 Milo Quad Efd01005503	Waterbody Map	River	4.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Rockcastle Creek 3.7 To 13.25	KY502158_02	Sample Mp 8.15 And 9.45(37.93341,-82.535550) Milo Quad Dow01005001and Dow01005010	Waterbody Map	River	9.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Rockcastle Creek 0.0 To 3.7	KY502158_01	Mouth To Laurel Creek	Waterbody Map	River	3.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Rockhouse Fork 0.0 To 6.4	KY502205_01	Rockcastle Creek To Halls Branch	Waterbody Map	River	6.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Shannon Branch 0.0 To 0.75	KY503240_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	.8	Miles	Good
Straight Fork 0.0 To 1.1	KY504559_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	1.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tug Fork 71.9 To 77.7	KY1548311_03	Sample Mp 77.6 Matewan Quad Dow01004905,	Waterbody Map	River	5.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tug Fork 0.0 To 10.45	KY1548311_01	Mouth To Rockcastle Creek	Waterbody Map	River	10.5	Miles	Good
Tug Fork 10.45 To 41.95	KY1548311_02	Rockcastle Creek To Pidgeon Creek	Waterbody Map	River	31.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tug Fork 78.2 To 84.8	KY1548311_04	Peter Creek To Beech Creek (Wv)	Waterbody Map	River	6.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Ut Of Hobbs Fork 0.0 To 0.6	KY494323-3.3_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	.6	Miles	Good
Ut Of Mudlick Branch 0.0 To 0.6	KY499058-0.65_01	Mouth To Valley Fill	Waterbody Map	River	.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Venters Branch 0.4 To 1.8	KY506017_01	Jones Branch To Hollow Fill	Waterbody Map	River	1.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Wolf Creek 0.0 To 6.6	KY507001_01	Mouth To Pigeon Roost Fork	Waterbody Map	River	6.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Wolf Creek 17.6 To 20.5	KY507001_03	Panther Fork To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	2.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Wolf Creek 6.6 To 17.6	KY507001_02	Pigeonroost Fork To Panther Fork	Waterbody Map	River	11.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed

NOTE: Click on the underlined "Waterbody Name" to view a Waterbody report.
Waterbody Name	Waterbody ID	Location	Map	Waterbody Type	Size	Units	Status	State TMDL Development Status
Big Creek 0.0 To 1.9	KY487161_01	Mouth To Lick Branch	Waterbody Map	River	1.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Big Creek 10.6 To 15.1	KY487161_03	Confluence With Elkins Fork To Confluence With Road Fork	Waterbody Map	River	4.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Big Creek 7.3 To 10.6	KY487161_02	Long Fork To Elkins Fork	Waterbody Map	River	3.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Coldwater Fork 2.1 To 5.3	KY489804_01	Blacklog Fork To Collins Branch	Waterbody Map	River	3.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Knox Creek 0.0 To 8.0	KY495859_01	Mouth To Kentucky/Virginia State Line	Waterbody Map	River	8.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Left Fork Malachi Branch 0.0 To 0.7	KY496239_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Lick Branch 0.0 To 1.3	KY496458_01	Mouth To Curtis Crum Reservoir	Waterbody Map	River	1.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Middle Fork Rockcastle Creek 0.0 To 16.8	KY498137_01	Mouth To Headwater	Waterbody Map	River	16.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Mudlick Branch 0.0 To 0.2	KY499058_01	Mouth To Near Discharge	Waterbody Map	River	.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Panther Fork 0.0 To 2.95	KY500162_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	2.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Peter Creek 0.0 To 5.8	KY500467_01	Sample Mp 1.9 Matewan Quad Efd01011501	Waterbody Map	River	5.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pigeonroost Fork 0.0 To 1.3	KY500606_01	Sample Mp 0.1 Kermit Quad Efd01007502	Waterbody Map	River	1.3	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Pond Creek 0.0 To 9.7	KY501044_01	Mouth To Pinson Fork	Waterbody Map	River	9.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Right Fork Of Panther Fork 0.0 To 1.05	KY501915_01	Mouth To Headwaters 0.0 To 1.05	Waterbody Map	River	1.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Right Fork Of Whitecabin Branch 0.0 To 1.1	KY501938_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	1.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Road Fork 1.3 To 1.9	KY502020_01	Next To Permitted Discharge To Point Of Discharge	Waterbody Map	River	.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Rockcastle Creek 13.25 To 15.3	KY502158_03	Sample Mp 14.8 Milo Quad Efd01005503	Waterbody Map	River	4.2	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Rockcastle Creek 3.7 To 13.25	KY502158_02	Sample Mp 8.15 And 9.45(37.93341,-82.535550) Milo Quad Dow01005001and Dow01005010	Waterbody Map	River	9.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Rockcastle Creek 0.0 To 3.7	KY502158_01	Mouth To Laurel Creek	Waterbody Map	River	3.7	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Rockhouse Fork 0.0 To 6.4	KY502205_01	Rockcastle Creek To Halls Branch	Waterbody Map	River	6.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Straight Fork 0.0 To 1.1	KY504559_01	Mouth To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	1.1	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tug Fork 71.9 To 77.7	KY1548311_03	Sample Mp 77.6 Matewan Quad Dow01004905,	Waterbody Map	River	5.8	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tug Fork 10.45 To 41.95	KY1548311_02	Rockcastle Creek To Pidgeon Creek	Waterbody Map	River	31.5	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Tug Fork 78.2 To 84.8	KY1548311_04	Peter Creek To Beech Creek (Wv)	Waterbody Map	River	6.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Ut Of Mudlick Branch 0.0 To 0.6	KY499058-0.65_01	Mouth To Valley Fill	Waterbody Map	River	.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Venters Branch 0.4 To 1.8	KY506017_01	Jones Branch To Hollow Fill	Waterbody Map	River	1.4	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Wolf Creek 0.0 To 6.6	KY507001_01	Mouth To Pigeon Roost Fork	Waterbody Map	River	6.6	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Wolf Creek 17.6 To 20.5	KY507001_03	Panther Fork To Headwaters	Waterbody Map	River	2.9	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed
Wolf Creek 6.6 To 17.6	KY507001_02	Pigeonroost Fork To Panther Fork	Waterbody Map	River	11.0	Miles	Impaired	TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Tug

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Cause of Impairment	Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Cause of Impairment" value to see a listing of those waters with that cause of impairment.
Cause of Impairment	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)
Habitat Assessment (Streams)	29.6
pH	.6
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)	5.8
Sulfates	50.1
Specific Conductivity	45.1
Cause Unknown	2.0
Fecal Coliform	48.0
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators	17.5
Ammonia, Total	.2
Organic Enrichment (Sewage) Biological Indicators	17.5
Temperature, Water	8.0
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	14.0
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)	20.0
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue	8.0
Sedimentation/Siltation	99.9
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	80.6

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Kentucky, Tug Watershed

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Probable Source	Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
Probable Source	Rivers and Streams (Miles)	Lakes, Reservoirs, and Ponds (Acres)
Channelization	40.9
Coal Mining	15.8
Dredging (E.G., For Navigation Channels)	30.4
Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification	8.0
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related)	57.5
Impacts From Abandoned Mine Lands (Inactive)	3.2
Loss Of Riparian Habitat	43.9
Non-Point Source	13.4
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems)	65.5
Other Spill Related Impacts	17.1
Package Plant Or Other Permitted Small Flows Discharges	10.5
Petroleum/Natural Gas Activities	9.7
Post-Development Erosion And Sedimentation	14.6
Rural (Residential Areas)	3.7
Sand/Gravel/Rock Mining Or Quarries	11.3
Sediment Resuspension (Contaminated Sediment)	30.4
Sewage Discharges In Unsewered Areas	9.7
Silviculture Harvesting	16.8
Source Unknown	15.8
Surface Mining	97.1
Unspecified Urban Stormwater	30.4
Upstream Source	8.0